Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Today, I Am NOT a Runner

Somebody
placed 2 bombs in trash cans near the finish of the Boston Marathon.
When they find the depravity responsible, we will learn many things.
They will have a reason, and that reason will make no sense. They will
not have a vendetta against runners. They will not have been attacking
runners or the running community. They will have selected a very
public gathering with high media coverage, that coincidentally was the
Boston Marathon. We will also learn that they sympathize with some
groups and hate other groups, and none of that will really make any
sense. It should also make us reflect on this very human need to belong
and the also very human need to stop people from belonging. Why it is
that, so frequently, belonging to one group means not belonging to
another. There are victims of this isolation every minute of every day.
We don’t need to learn to be tolerant of others, we need to learn to
appreciate all so that the concept of “others” becomes what is foreign.
So, at least for today, I choose to not be white, or male, or american,
or atheist, or liberal and I also choose to NOT be a runner.

1 comment:

You're right, a reason for doing something so horrid will never make sense. We do need to stop taking sides, especially at moments like these and remember we're all in this life for the long run, runners and non-runners alike. And following your lead, at least for today, I won't be Mexican, or Roman, or liberal, or a non-runner. I wish more people thought like you...